Work


Senior Lecturer in English Language (current from September 2023)
Aston University; Birmingham, UK

I am programme leader for the MA TESOL and teach modules in teaching theory and methods, English language, and Sociolinguistics. 


Past

Reader in English Language and Linguistics (August 2017-August 2023)
Previously: Lecturer in Stylistics (Jan 2014-July 2014) & Senior Lecturer in Stylistics (August 2014-July 2017)
Birmingham Newman University; Birmingham, UK

I was Programme Leader for English and taught a suite of classes in the English subject group to a diverse group of undergraduate students, serving as module coordinator for all five modules in language and linguistics curriculum, including modules on Stylistics, Analysing Text and Talk, and Language, Society, and Power. I served as lead for the English Language and Literature Unit of Assessment for the Research Excellence Framework and was Chair of the Humanities Research Centre.  

Teaching Fellow
University of Birmingham; Birmingham, UK (October 2008-September 2023)

I tutored MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics students, giving feedback on essay drafts, marking essays, providing pastoral support, and convening digital content.  

Part-time Lecturer (Fixed terms, 2016-2021)
University of Liverpool; Liverpool, UK 

Part-time Lecturer (Sept 2015-August 2021)
University of Leicester; Leicester, UK 

Visiting Research Fellow (March 2018-Aug 2018)
Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Växjö, Sweden

Visiting Research Fellow (Sept 2014-Aug 2016)
Heythrop College, University of London

Assistant Professor of Language and Literature (Jan 2013-Dec 2013)
University of Nottingham; Semenyih, Malaysia
Contributed to the first presentation of the BA (honours) in Language and Literature, serving as Senior Tutor, IT officer, Library Officer, and Overseas Studies co-ordinator. Served as module convener for Investigating English Language: Stylistics, Introduction to Linguistics, and Foundations in Language and Literature. 
Included liaising with academics and staff at the University's additional campuses in Nottingham, UK and Ningbo, China to produce and present blended learning courses which draw on the unique strengths of researchers and lecturers at each of the campuses.
Visiting Lecturer & Module Co-ordinator  (Sept 2009–Jan 2013)
Middlesex University; London, UK
Taught four sections of 'Communication Techniques' in the BA in English Language. (Autumn 2012)
Taught Research Methods for Language Teachers, Empirical investigations of Language, and Pedagogic Grammar to students in the university’s MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics course (2009–2012) 
Included liaising with course team in Dubai to develop teaching materials that were both contextually appropriate and on parity with course modules presented in London.
Visiting Lecturer (Sept 2012–Jan 2013)
The University of Westminster; London, UK
Taught Literary Linguistics (Stylistics) to second-year students in the English Language and Literature BA (Hons).

English Language Teaching

Visiting Instructor (Apr 2008–Aug 2008)
Keiwa Gakuen College; Shibata City, Japan
Taught first and second year English conversation classes as well as English elective to Japanese undergraduate English majors.
Assistant Language Teacher (Sept 2005–Mar 2008)
Niigata Meikun High School; Niigata City, Japan
Responsible for working with English teachers to integrate conversational elements into curriculum. Taught all three grades with class sizes ranging from 35–45 students. I was responsible for over 1,200 students.
Assistant Language Teacher (Sept 2004–Aug 2005)
Interac Co. Ltd.; Niigata City, Japan
Responsible for planning and executing English curriculum for ten elementary schools in Niigata City. Taught all grade levels with class sizes ranging from 35–45 students.
English Language Teacher (Oct 2003–Aug 2004)
Imajuku English School; Fukuoka City, Japan
Oversaw and administered an English language school for 50 students as school co-coordinator, teaching both children and adults.